194 游戏公司起起落落
P1: gaming industry seen several cycles of expansion and consolidation. Overexpansion and inability to maintain flexibility have turned the tables(扭转局面) on more than one aggressive upstart.
P2: such as WOC, published legendary title Magic, and Magic spawned(掀起)the collectible trading card game genre and become success. Card-hoarding(囤积卡片) mentality drove frenzied sales
P3: WOC acquired TSR which owned D&D. TSR unwilling to return to core product lines and management of WOC began making tough decisions and culling(从中剔除劣质货)
P4: WOC continued expansion. H acquired WOC at a phenomenal premium.
P5: several facts conspired(共同导致)to reverse the meteoric(疾速的) rise and bring a descent. Inexhaustible interest in trading card games waned(衰退). WOC closed several stores and ironically D&D made up the major income for WOC